Recruitment of Professor in Section of Forest Research of Field Science Center for Northern
Biosphere, Hokkaido University
April 1, 2024
Masahiro Nakamura
Chair of the selection committee
Field Science Center for NorthernBiosphere
Hokkaido University
To whom it may concern,
Call for applicants
We invite applications for the position of Professor for Forest Research Station, Field
Science Center for Northern Biosphere (FSC), Hokkaido University (HU) as follows.
1. Job title: Professor
2. Employment status: Tenure
3. Department and division(Immediately after employment) Forest Research Station, FSC, HU
Section of Research and Education: Section of Forest ResearchGraduate School: Course in Forest Field Science, Division of Biosphere Science,Graduate School of Environmental Science, HU
Undergraduate School: Department of Forest Science, School of Agriculture, HU(Extent of change) That determined by the university
4. Work place: Either of the following work place in Forest Research Station, FSC, HU
Nayoro Research Office | 250 Tokuda, Nayoro 096-0071
Sapporo Research Office | N9 W9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0809
Teshio experimental forest | 131 Aza-Toikanbetsu, Horonobe, Teshio 098-2943
Nakagawa experimental forest | 483 Aza-Otoineppu, Otoineppu, Nakagawa 098-2501
Uryu experimental forest | Aza-Moshiri, Horokanai, Uryu 074-0741

Tomakomai experimental forest | Aza-Takaoka, Tomakomai 053-0035
Wakayama experimental forest | 559 Hirai, Kozagawa, Higashimuro, 649-4563
5. Qualifications and requirements(1) PhD at the time of appointment.
(2) Outstanding achievements, and publications in fields related to forest science(biodiversity, ecosystem function, regional resource management, etc.).
(3) Ability in contributing to education for undergraduate and graduate students of HU
and other universities and public outreach program for local communities.
(4) Strong motivation for duties related to managing the facilities and research field ofForest Research Station. Ability to work with technical staff to develop the facilities.
(5) Ability to live in rural regions including arrangements of research activity, publiceducation and daily life.
(6) Ability to give lectures in the graduate and undergraduate courses in Japanese andEnglish languages.
6. Desired start date: November 1, 2024 or the earliest date after it
7. Probation period: Three months
8. Salary: The salary is determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido
University.
9. Working forms: Discretionary labor system for professional work with agreement *, orfixed working hours system (*The working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45minutes)
10. Health insurances and pension: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology Mutual Aid Association, Employees Pension, Workers’ Accident
Compensation Insurance and Employment Insurance
11. Name of recruiting institution: Hokkaido University
12. Measures to Prevent Second-hand Smoke: Smoking in designated areas only
13. Application materials

(1) One copy of Curriculum Vitae (with photo within six months)*Applicant who has been employed by Hokkaido University from April 1, 2013 (anyposition, including Part-time Lecture, TA, TF, RA and Short-term SupportAssistant, etc.) should provide full details of your employment history(2) One copy of Publication lists (Refer the Supplemental information (6))
List the publications classified by Articles in peer-reviewed journals, PhD thesis,Books, Review papers and Other publications (non peer-reviewed materials) and theother achievements classified by Academic activities, Symposiums organized,
Professional committees and service, Invited speeches, Awards, Grants awarded andExperience of education in Japanese and English languages.
(3) One copy of Summary of past activities for research, education and public outreach(< about 1,000 words)(4) One copy of Motivation statements for application (< about 1,000 words)
Statements of research and education and management commitments for FSC andForest Research Station upon appointment(5) A list of two reference persons and contact information (i.e., names, affiliations,positions and e-mail addresses)*No need to contact them from applicant in advance(6) Copies of up to 5 publications

14. Application deadline: July 31 (Wednesday), 2024 (JST)*The deadline must be strictly observed.
15. Application address
HR Department, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University,
Kita 11 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0811, Japan*All documents must be submitted by registered mail to the address described above.
Please write “Application for Professor in Forest Research Section” in red font on thefront of the envelope. Submitted documents will not be returned to the applicant.
*Email application with attached one PDF file is also acceptable to:syomu AT fsc.hokudai.ac.jp (replace AT with @).
Please put “Application for Professor in Forest Research Section” in the subject ofthe Email.
16. Selectin process: Screening of application materials. Applicants may be asked to visit

HU for an interview and presentation by the selection committee. In the event that aninterview is required, the applicants are responsible for any travel expenditures.
Internet interview might be applied in a certain case.
17. Contact
Prof. Masahiro Nakamura (masahiro AT fsc.hokudai.ac.jp) (replace AT with @)Forest Research Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, HokkaidoUniversity
At Hokkaido University, we are actively promoting both education and research activities
while relying on diverse human resources and gender-equality. We are also actively
supporting a satisfying work-life-balance and are thus creating ideal environments forpeople to reach their full potentials.
Supplemental information(1) FSC, HU consists of the Experimental Forests, Livestock Farm, Experiment Farm,Botanic Garden, and Marine Stations. Faculty members belong to three stations such as
the Forest Research Station, the Agro-ecosystem Research Station, and the Aquatic
Research Station and have responsibility for managements of the facilities. Furtherinformation for FSC and Forest Research Station can be found athttps://www.fsc.hokudai.ac.jp/(2) The recruited position is in charge of education for Course in Forest Field Science,
Division of Biosphere Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido
University. Further information of the graduate school can be found athttps://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/
The recruited position is in charge of education for Department of Forest Science,
School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University Further information of the Department ofForest Science can be found at https://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/s/forest-science(3) The Forest Research Station have been approved as a Joint Usage / Education Center by
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Furtherinformation can be found at https://www.hokudaiforest.jp/kyoten/(4) Please download the format of the list of publications from the following URL:
https://www.fsc.hokudai.ac.jp/recruit/
Other formats are also acceptable as long as they contain all the necessary information.